2018 Grantmaking

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2018 the Federation disbursed 9,329 grants from donor-advised funds and supporting foundations, totaling $142,151,270 to 2,724 nonprofit organizations. Putting these assets into community reflects the Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (taking care of the needy), kehillah(community), and tzedek (pursuing justice). These four values underpin and guide our philanthropic work, which supports a wide range of Jewish and broader causes, across local, national and international organizations.

For a summary of our collective impact, view the infographic.

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All 2018 grants are listed in the searchable database:

Arts/Culture/Humanities

1,161 grants totaling $7,123,497

Education

1,622 grants totaling $40,374,351

Environment/Animals

712 grants totaling $13,817,741

Health

848 grants totaling $4,454,946

Human Services

1,335 grants totaling $15,423,474

Public/Society Benefit

2,457 grants totaling $50,121,056

Religion

1,194 grants totaling $10,836,181
Grantee name Total Grantssort descending Total Amount
Noe Valley Nursery School 1 $1,500
Oakland Public Education Fund AKA Oakland Schools Foundation 1 $10,000
OutRight Action International 1 $10,000
Pacific Legal Foundation 1 $2,500
Palo Alto Humane Society 1 $500
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation 1 $1,000
Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center 1 $300
Prescott Circus Theatre 1 $1,500
Rainforest Connection 1 $1,400
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College & Jewish Reconstructionist Communities 1 $5,000
Regents of the University of California 1 $150,000
San Diego Foundation 1 $200
San Francisco City Impact 1 $1,200
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department 1 $1,000
San Jose Downtown 1 $2,500
Search and Care, Inc. 1 $500
Seva Foundation 1 $750
Silicon Valley FACES 1 $2,500
Special Operations Fund 1 $10,000
STEAC (Short Term Emergency Aid Committee) 1 $1,000
Sukkat Shaleym Inc. 1 $8,000
Temple Bat Yahm 1 $250
Temple Sinai, Washington DC 1 $4,000
Transgender Law Center 1 $180
Trustees of the Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York 1 $5,000
Ventura County Community Foundation 1 $5,000
Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 1 $400
Wellesley College 1 $1,100
Women's Audio Mission 1 $2,500
Working Group / Not In Our Town 1 $100
Yeshiva Day School of Silicon Valley 1 $24,000
Young Dreamer Network 1 $300
A Home Within 1 $50,000
Action on Smoking and Health 1 $180
Agudath B'nai Israel Synagogue of Lorain Ohio 1 $500
Alive and Free 1 $5,000
American Oversight 1 $250,000
Animal Welfare Institute 1 $100
Artbridge Projects Inc. 1 $20,000
Associates of the Osher Map Library 1 $5,000
B.O.K. Ranch, Inc. 1 $1,000
Bay Area Community Resources 1 $1,000
Better Angels Society 1 $500,000
Boston Court Performing Arts Center 1 $1,000
Breastcancer.org 1 $150
Buck Institute for Research on Aging 1 $1,000
California Genealogical Society 1 $1,000
Cantabile Youth Singers 1 $7,500
Cate School 1 $2,500
Center for Creative Change 1 $10,000
Chabad Jewish Center of Riverside 1 $3,500
Chevra Inc. 1 $5,000
Childrens Theater Assoc of San Francisco 1 $500
City of Belvedere 1 $300
Cleveland Museum of Art 1 $5,000
Commission for Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West 1 $1,000
Compassionate Listening Project 1 $180
Congregation Beth Elohim 1 $2,950
Congregation Shir Hadash 1 $10,550
Crosroads School for Arts and Sciences 1 $1,000
Daniel Pearl Foundation 1 $500
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra 1 $180
Drug Policy Alliance 1 $250
Engaging Schools Inc. 1 $2,500
Family Link 1 $300
FINCA International Inc. 1 $100
Freedom from Hunger 1 $100
Friends of the Rockridge Library 1 $250
Gary Sinise Foundation 1 $500
Golden State German Shepherd Rescue 1 $5,000
Green Planet Films Inc. 1 $100
H.E.A.R.- Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, Inc. 1 $4,000
Harold Robinson Foundation AKA Camp Ubuntu 1 $1,000
HealthRight 360 FKA Haight Ashbury Free Clinic 1 $125
Independent Women's Forum 1 $10,000
Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies Inc. 1 $500
Investigative Newsource 1 $25,000
Jewish Social Service Agency 1 $100
John Austin Cheley Foundation 1 $2,000
Kentfield Schools Foundation 1 $7,500
Klamath Riverkeeper 1 $1,000
LAF 1 $100
LAVAN Inc. 1 $5,000
Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado 1 $250
Livable City 1 $250
Maloto Inc. 1 $500
Marin Center for Independent Living 1 $5,150
Masters School 1 $500
Mechanics Institute 1 $1,000
Mercury Soul Inc. 1 $15,000
Mid Klamath Watershed Council 1 $1,000
Mothers Against Senseless Killings AKA Healing Circles of Hope - MASK 1 $100
Musically Minded, Inc. 1 $1,000
National Abortion Federation 1 $1,000
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation 1 $2,500
National Public Radio, Inc. 1 $10,000
New York Public Library 1 $100
Noisebridge 1 $120
Northern Jaguar Project 1 $10,000
One Heart Worldwide 1 $20,000

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